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Issa Touts GOP’s Health Care Bill At Crowded Town Hall

“I want you to understand that one of the natures of the Affordable Care Act was that it was anti-choice because you could not choose not to take insurance,” Rep. Darrell Issa said

Orange County Register:
Town Hall With Rep. Darrell Issa Draws Large Audience, Protesters
Rep. Darrell Issa faced cheers and jeers in about equal measure during a town hall with constituents Saturday morning, June 3, at San Juan Hills High School. The meeting, attended by about 500 people with hundreds more left outside to chant and protest, was the nine-term congressman’s third in-person town hall since February – rare among Orange County Republicans, who have largely shied away from public discussions with constituents. (Haire, 6/3)

The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Hundreds Of Constituents Grill Issa In Orange County
Seven months since the tightest federal race in the country made Rep. Darrell Issa the most vulnerable member of Congress, the Vista Republican headed to a stronghold of his district for another raucous town hall meeting Saturday. ... Issa said he is not fretting next year’s midterm elections — the primary is 367 days away. ... Issa’s confidence came after he was asked how he feels about the American Health Care Act, a bill that will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. According to a Congressional Budget Office study, it would cause 23 million people to become uninsured and increase premiums for people over 50. (Stewart, 6/3)

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